Now whairas We say We will constantly maintain the true Religion by law establisched in these Our Kingdomes , and cannot tell how to expresse Our selffes either better or vtherwise , to the full content of Our guid people ( as We are most willing to doe it ) yet We are informed that some captious , busie , and traiterously affected men , labouris ( even out of this fulnesse and clearnesse of Our expression ) to poyson Our loyall subjects , and makes them believe that it is manifest We have no intention to performe what We have promised ; These thairfore are further ( if further We can goe ) to assure all Our guid people , that Our intentions all of them are Regall , just , and full of integritie . And so farre are We from intending to breake any the least peece of a promise which We have made unto them , as that We sall most punctually and strictly observe all We have promised , and that as firmly as We sall adhere to the Religion it selfe . And heirupon We hope and are perswaded that all Our guid and loving subjects , notwithstanding the whispers of seditious men , will both believe and rest satisfied with the integritie of Our intentions in this behalffe , and be no more abused and led out of the way of their alledgeance by the treacherous practices of these men , who being exceeding foule themselffes , labouris to get as many followers as they can , and theirby hopes to escape the just punischement which their traiterous carriadge hath deserved : But We must let them and Our guid people knaw , that to seduce many is the worst way they can take to make themselffes innocent , and the greater inducement to make Us inflict due punischement on them ; yet We thinke it withall very necessary for Us to let all Our people and the Christian world knaw , That though the number be very great whose carriadge hath been treasonable in this commotion , yet such is and sall be Our clemencie towards them , as yet We sall freely pardon and forgive all such amongst them , as sall lay hold on this Our mercie offered them , and from hencefuirth carry themselffes dutifull to Us and Our just commands . And to this end We entend ( God willing ) to hold Our Parliament so soon as We sall see the countrey in such peace and quietnesse , as may befit Our honour in Person to come amongst them : And thairfore We command all Our Houses , Forts and Castles , surprised and taiken by any of Our subjects , and detained by them , Our Crowne , Royall Ornaments of Our Regall power , munition for warre , and all things whatsoever belonging to Us , and taiken by any of Our subjects , to be restored unto Us within eight dayes after the publication heirof , And all the saids fortifications of townes to be razed and demolished to the ground , at least the best they can doe to that purpose within the same space ; And also all the lands , houses , or guids of Our loving subjects , who have beene faithfull unto Us , and are taiken from them by any whosoever , to be restored unto them within the same space ; which We command to be done , as they tender thair alledgeance . And We doe also command all and every one of Our subjects to lay downe airmes , and all their forces and airmies to be dissolved and dissipate , and ilk man to repaire in peaceable manner to the place of his ordinary dwelling , And all conventions , conventicles , and convocations of Our subjects , of what qualitie or degree soever they be , to surceas in time comming within the said space and dayes after the publication heirof , as they tender thair alledgeance ; All which being done , and Our saids subjects randring unto Us their civill and dewtifull obedience in all things , conforme to the lawes of this Our native Kingdom , We give full and free pardon to all Our saids subjects and every one of them , of all facts and deeds done by them or any of them preceding the day and daite of the publication heirof , And further sall cause ane Act of oblivion to be maide heirupon in Our next ensuing Parliament . And since We have been pleased out of Our innate , Royall and tender affection We beare to this Our native Kingdome , to cure the wounds of the distracted estaite thairof with so gentle a balme , and to passe by the errours and disorders thairof with so faire a hand , and to embrace ( even the most rebellious ) in the airmes of Our mercie , Wee are confident that this Our gracious and free offer sall be heartily and with all submissive dewtie received by Our subjects : But if the perverse disposition of some be such as they will not be cured , but still goe forward in thair crooked and rebellious waies , and ( without due respect to the alledgeance they owe unto Us their native and lawfull King ) sall not accept of this Our free grace and pardon , before the expiring of the said eight dayes , which We hope none will doe , then and in that case ( the time being expired , and Our grace and pardon contemned , by disobeying of these Our just and lawfull commandements ) We are forced to have recourse to ane more scharpe and quick way , to cure thair obstinacie and rebellion by the sword of justice : And thairfore in that case We doe proclaime all such as sall reject this Our free and gracious pardon , and does not returne before the expiring of the saids eight dayes to their civill and dutifull obedience , to be from thencefuirth open Rebels and Traitours to Us Our Crowne and dignitie , And declaire all their lands and possessions , guids and geir , to be forfaulted to Us and Our Crowne , and that We sall dispose of thair lands , possessions , guids and geir , to Our weill-deserving subjects , Noblemen , Gentlemen , and vthers , who sall adhere to Us and obey Our just commands . And to this purpose We dischairge all vassals and tenants to any Rebels , from making paiment to them of any thair rents , dewties , or casualities , and require them to keepe the same in thair hands , the one halfe whaireof sall be kept for Our use , the other halfe for themselffes : promising also to the tenants of the saids Rebels , who sall leave their Maisters and assist Us to the maintenance of Our authoritie , guid termes of yeares in the estaits they possesse , with the diminution of the thrid at least , if not more , of the dewties they pay , as We sall finde them to deserve by thair guid service and readie obedience unto Us , And to the vassalls of such superiours as are Rebels , that they sall become Our immediate tenants and vassals , and hold thair lands and possessions of Us , and that for the paiment of the thrid part lesse dewtie then is conteinit in thair present charters and they presently pay to their superiour ; providing they adhere to Us , and assist not their disloyall superiours , but leave them and concurre with Us for maintenance of Our authoritie . And if the superiour be loyall , and the vassals and tenants refuis this Our grace , and to adhere to Us , or to concurre with the said superiour in Our service , We declaire it sall be lesum to the said superiour to expell the vassalls and tenants thus rebellious , fuirth of thair lands and possessions , and what sall accres to Us by the forfalture of thair lands and possessions , We freely dispone and totally resigne it to the loyall superiour , promising to concurre and assist him for effectuating heirof . And further We dischairge all debtours who are addebted in summes of money to any the saids Rebels , to make paiment to them of the summes of money addebted to them , or any part thairof , Assuring Our guid subjects that they sall have retribution out of the same monies as We sall finde them to deserve . And further we declaire , whatsoever Burrough or Citie sall embrace this Our free pardon and grace , and adhere to Us , and assist Us in the maintenance of Our authoritie , We doe heirby take them , thair liberties and priviledges , into Our protection and favour , and sall defend the saids Cities and Burrowes in thair rights and priviledges , as becommeth ane just King , Secluding them alwayes from all hope of such favour at any time thairafter , in case they doe not embrace this Our free grace and pardon before the saids eight dayes expired . And last , it is Our pleasure , and We heirby do declaire , that the forfalture or escheite of any of the Rebells , sall not prejudge Our guid subjects who adhere to Us , or embraces this Our free grace , and behave themselffes as dutifull subjects heirafter , but that the lands and estaites of the saids Rebels , and the gifts of forfalture and escheite proceeding from thair rebellion , sall be burdened with the payment of the just debts addebted to Our guid subjects , and they first payed before any thing accres to Us or Our donatour , And execution sall passe upon thair bands and obligations , in the accustomed manner , against the lands and guids of the saids Rebells .

OUR WILL is thairfore , and We charge you strictly , and commands , that incontinent these Our Letters seene , you passe and make publication heirof by open Proclamation , at the Mercat Crosses of the head Burrows of this Our Kingdome of Scotland , and all other places needfull , whairethrough none pretend ignorance of the same .